2006 New York Code - Administrative Procedures.

 
    § 508. Administrative  procedures.  1.  The commissioner shall appoint
  agents  to  act  in  his  behalf  with  respect  to  the  acceptance  of
  applications and the issuance of licenses and permits prescribed in this
  article,  and he may prescribe the internal procedures to be followed by
  such agents with respect to such matters.
    2. Any application required to be filed under this article shall be in
  a manner and on a form or forms  prescribed  by  the  commissioner.  The
  applicant  shall  furnish  all  information required by statute and such
  other information as the commissioner shall deem appropriate.
    3. License record. The commissioner  shall  keep  a  record  of  every
  license  issued  which  record shall be open to public inspection during
  reasonable business hours. Neither the commissioner nor his agent  shall
  be  required  to allow the inspection of an application, or to furnish a
  copy thereof, or information therefrom, until a license has been  issued
  thereon.
    4.  The  commissioner  may  promulgate regulations with respect to the
  administration of the provisions of this article.